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ROLLA J. PARKER AND JAMES lLgBANKER, OF' NEWTON,

PATENT OFFICE.

AND HENRY U.

MUDGEOEToPEKaKANsAs.

GATE..

sPncIFIoATroN forming part of Letters Patent No. 634,066, grated october e, ieee.

Application ledllvember '7, 1898. Serial No. 695,780.' (No model.)

T0 ttlwtomwzt may concern:

Be it knownthat we, RoLLA J. PRKER and JAMES'H. BANKEP., of Newton, and

HENRY U. MUDGE, of Topeka, Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improements in Gates, of which the following is a specification. l g i The object o'f our invention is'to make a stock-yard gate which shall combine cheapness, lightness, strength,"and `durability l for use in cattle-loadinglpens, at railway-Sta'- tions, andin stock-yards; and our invention consists in the features and details -of construction hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side eleva? tion of our improved gate; Fig. 2, a section taken on line 2 of Fig. 1', looking in the direction of the arrow; Fig. 3, a plan View taken on line 3 ofvFigrl, looking. iuthe direction of the arrow;V andFig. 4, a longitudinal sectional elevationtaken in line 4 otFig. 1, lookingin thedrection of t-he arrow.

' in itsupright position. This post is intended- In making our improvedstocklyard gate we use amain post A', that is intended to be' set in the ground to therequisite depth and to be of the requisite sizetogiveit firmness to have a supplementary block B at its lower end, which may. be bolted or otherwise` se-y cured to the main post. The sup'plementaryl block ,is intended to extend up to thetop of the ground'and to' aiord afoot-blocker supe. port for the gate. It: is intended to be',p`ro. vided with a'.U-shaped metal strapfb, well rear framebar Gis made of *hollow sections of gas-pipe c, which are threaded at their ends and, screwed into ,T-shaped couplings D and D', s crew threaded to -receive them, as" will be well understoodiby reference t'o Fig. l. The vertical rear Aframe rail or post C in addition to, being journaied in the step or foot-block Bis connected to' the main post by a staple d and an eyebolt d', which are heldin place by nuts on. the rear ofthe main post. `The eyebolt is intended to'rest upon theupper or topmost coupling D', so that the 'rear frame-bar cannot be moved or raised in :a vertical direction. Sections of gas-pie E of thedesired length forV the width of the gate are screwed intothe couplings D, so as to eX- tend longitudinally or horizontally out therefrom, forming the upper and lower and intermediate longitudinal rails ot' the gate. The outerends of the horizontal' sections of gaspipe are threaded and screwed into T-shaped couplings F, into which are also screwed short sections of'gas-pipe f, so as to form the vertical front bar or'rail or" the gate.v v i The top bar of the gate is formed ot seotions of gas-pipe G, screwed into the upper or top couplings on the-vertical end and rear bars of the gate and connected together by acoupling g. By turning this coupling the top bar of the gate canv be adjusted in length so as'to hold the outer or free end of the gate in its desired position above' the '.ground.

This top bar inclines upward from the free i or` outer end ot the gate to itsl point of connection with the 'rear vertical post, so `that it forms a brace, which more securely sustains the outerend of the gate' froinclogging or or railsE of the gate are arranged a desired number of wooden slats-H. These wooden slats are held and retained 'in place by verftical cross pieces or supports l, each formed oftwo'strapaone on each side of the longi- "tudi'nalrailsl and bent at their intersectionv with the horizontal or .longitudinal bars or such bars rest againstthe wooden slats. The

`slats can be held in place-by bolts h, passing ,railsso as lto embrace them and yet between n stood by an examination of Figs. v1 and 2 of l the drawings. v

All the parts of the gate may be made at the shopv and shipped dismantled to the place of use, where they may be readily assembled into the completed gate ready to be'mou-nted -v in place. Y p l y We may say that our stockl-yardfgate as above described has duringthe present year been introduced into use on -theSa-nta F.

Railway system and that it possessesa numroa ber of advantages over the old wooden gates, which it is displacing. It possesses great superiority in strength over such old gates, although it weighs some two hundred 'pounds less. It is made Ot a number of pieces of gas-pipe and parts connected with Ts and couplings, so that it can be shippeddismantled and readily assembled at the place of use. VIt' any of its parts become broken Or injured, they can easily be removed and others substituted in their place, so that repairing involves but little time and expense. All danger of its falling out of its hinges and injurii'ig stock Or persons through the settling Otl the gate-posts is Obviated. It is practically indestructible as compared with the Old wooden gates,` in which the wood after being used a short time becomes brittle and easily breaks. In a word, our new iron gate is lighter, safer, less expensive in construction, less expensive in repair, less expensive in shipment, less dangerous in use, and more durable than any wooden gates which we are acquainted with.

l. rlhe combination, in a gate, of upper and lower longitudinal rails and fron-t and rear vertical rails consisting of gas-pipe united by couplings, a series of longitudinal slats extending across the space between the front and rear vertical rails, and a series of vertical cross-supports having cross bends Or curves, receiving and supporting the longitudinal slats, and united at their top and bottom ends to the longitudinal upper and lower rails by bends or curves encircling and clasping such rails, for giving the gate rigidityand strength, substantially as described.

2. The combination, in a 'gate Ot` upper and lower longitudinal rails and front and rear vertical rails consisting of gas-pipe united by couplings, a series of longitudinal slats extending across the space between the front and rear vertical rails, a series ot vertical cross-supports receiving and supporting the longitudinal slats, said supports having cross bends or curves and united at their top and bottoln to the longitudinal upper and lower rails by the bends or curves encircling and clasping such rails, and a diagonally-runningupper rail formed of gas-pipe sections united by a right and left hand coupling and entered at its lower Or front end into the rail-coup`- 3. The combination, in a gate, of upper and lower longitudinal rails and front and rear vertical rails consisting of gas-pipe united by couplings, a series of longitudinal slats, a series of vertical oross-supports receiving and supporting the longitudinal slats, said supports having cross bends Or curves and united to the upper and lower rails by the bends or curves encircling and clasping such rails, a lower trunnion entered into the lower rear corner coupling, a post at the rear for hanging the gate, and a block at the lower end of the rear post united thereto and provided with a top strap through which passes the lower trunnion of the gate to rest On and be supported by theV end of the block, substantially as described. v

4. The combination, in a gate, Oflupper and lower longitudinal rails and front and rear vertical rails consisting of gas-pipe united by couplings, a diagonal upper rail formed of gas-pipe sections united to each other by a .right-an'd-left coupling and having its lower Or front end enteredinto the rail at the upper front corner coupling, for furnishing a takeup brace supporting the gate proper, a series of longitudinal slats, a series of vertical crosssupport-s receiving and supporting the longitudinal slats, said supports havingcross bends or curves and united to the upper and lower longitudinal rails by the bends or curves encircling and clasping such rails, a trunnion entered into the lower rear corner coupling, a rear post for hanging the gate, and a block on the lower end of the post for furnishing a rest for the lower trunnion, substantially as described. Y

v ROLLA J. PARKER. JAMES H. BANKER. HENRY U. MUDGE.

Witnesses to signatures of Parker and Banker: p

W. J'. .'lsOUsDALu, JOHN C. NICHOLSON.

Witnesses to signature of Mudge:

A. S. RANKIN, E. B. WHITi/IORE. 

